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Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Response with SCOTUS Opposing Biden Administration’s Effort to Resume Destruction of Texas Border Barriers » Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a response to the Biden Administration’s request that the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) vacate a current injunction that protects Texas concertina wire barriers near the United States-Mexico border from being destroyed by federal agents. Texasattorneygeneral.gov

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over Destruction of Texas Border Barrier » Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Biden Administration’s Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and several other agencies and officials over the federal government’s practice of cutting and destroying Texas’s concertina wire that was strategically positioned for the purpose of securing the state’s border with Mexico and stemming the flow of illegal migration. Texasattorneygeneral.gov

Attorney General Ken Paxton Joins Amicus Brief Opposing Department of Labor Rule that Harms Small Businesses » Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined an Ohio-led amicus brief urging the Fifth Circuit to oppose a Department of Labor (“DOL”) rule that attempts to re-interpret the definition of a “tipped employee” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and unconstitutionally deprives states of their sovereign power over economic activity within their own borders. Oag.state.tx.us

Attorney General Ken Paxton Responds to Travis County TRO » The Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) granted by the Travis County district judge purporting to allow an abortion to proceed will not insulate hospitals, doctors, or anyone else, from civil and criminal liability for violating Texas’ abortion laws Texasattorneygeneral.gov

Texas House committee issues 20 articles of impeachment against Attorney General Ken Paxton » The attorney general, reelected last year by voters who shrugged off his scandals, is accused of a yearslong pattern of alleged misconduct and lawbreaking. The full House is expected to consider the articles soon. Texastribune.org

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Pfizer for Misrepresenting COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy and Conspiring to Censor Public Discourse » Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Pfizer, Inc., for unlawfully misrepresenting the effectiveness of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine and attempting to censor public discussion of the product. Texasattorneygeneral.gov